Shortly after Akorino Model Peris Wanjiku posted photos of her clad in swimming gear, the pageant was to give an apology later.
Netizens flocked her posts on social media pinning her down on why she was going against her religion practices.
The Akorino sect is a highly patriarchal society that dictates a strict dressing code, and especially for women.
Apart from wearing long dresses that should cover their legs, the women are also supposed to cover their heads with white wraps to signify purity.
After posting the apology, Peris later posted a counter apology showing she had regretted apologizing.
Peris is a realist Akorino who believes that the sect should embrace modernity.